Ceramic glaze coating structure of a chip element and method of forming the same

ABSTRACT

A ceramic glaze-coating structure of a chip element and a method of forming the same are provided. In the ceramic glaze-coating structure, a high-density, smooth, and high-impedance ceramic glaze is coated on the body of an element. As for the terminal electrode part, the unique firing characteristics between the material of the terminal electrode (e.g., conductive compositions) and the ceramic glaze are utilized, such that the ceramic glaze layer between the surface of the terminal electrode or the terminal electrode and the ceramic body is absorbed and then removed by sintering; thus, the ceramic glaze coating structure of a chip element with only the element body being coated is formed.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a ceramic laminated chip element, andmore particularly, to a ceramic laminated chip element with the bodymade of a semiconductor ceramic material or a ceramic material withouthigh insulation, wherein a layer of dense, smooth ceramic glaze withhigh insulation impedance is provided on the element body except for theterminal electrodes, such that the terminal electrodes of the chipelement are achieved through a plating process.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A chip element including a single chip (shown in FIG. 1A) and array-typechip (shown in FIG. 1B) has been widely applied in the circuits ofvarious electronic systems and products. The basic structure of a chipelement comprises a body 1, inner electrodes 2 disposed within the body1, terminal electrodes 3 disposed at opposite ends of the body, andwelding interface layers 5 with a desirable welding property. The chipelement utilizes different materials at different parts depending uponthe requirements for the part's physical property, for example, acapacitor in a single-chip type or array-type chip element is made ofceramic media material, a magnetic bead is made of a ceramic iron powdermaterial, and a rheostat is made of a ceramic semiconductor material.

In general, most chip elements have their terminal electrodes jointedwith the system circuit substrate through a soldering process, such thatthe chip elements function well in the electronic circuit.

In the circumstance that these relevant materials are designed to beused in a high-voltage condition, even if the single chip and array-chiptype capacitors are made of ceramic media materials with excellentinsulation properties, the surfaces of the elements still have theproblem of poor insulation impedance in practical applications. As forsingle chip type and array chip type magnetic beads and rheostats madeof materials with lower resistance, in addition to the insulationimpedance problem occurring on the element surface, other problemsderived from the fabrication process of the elements occur.

Moreover, as for single chip and array chip type elements, if theinsulation impedance on the element surface is not high enough, and awelding interface structure for terminal electrodes is required duringfabrication, it is generally hard to fabricate terminal electrodestructure with an excellent welding property due to the problem of thefabricating process, or a special process is used during the fabricationprocess in order to fabricate terminal electrodes that meet the weldingproperty requirements. The above-mentioned circumstances both causeproblems in the fabrication process or in the quality of the element.

Vitreous materials are often used as coatings for some substrates toimprove the surface characteristics of the substrate, and furtherenhance the practicability and add more values, for example, thesubstrate is made to be more chemical resistant, more liquid or gasinsulating, smoother, more friction resistant, and more abrasionresistant, and has preferred mechanical strength.

Vitreous coating is a thin film and vitreous material melted on thesurface of the substrate. For a ceramic substrate, the coating is calledceramic glaze. If the substrate is a metal, the coating is calledenamel.

To decide the application of the surface coating material, opticalproperties and the appearance are major concerns. As the vitreouscoating may be transparent or opaque, high glossy or non-glossy, smooth,patterned, or textured, monochromatic or colorful, the requirements forvarious properties must considered to meet specific application demands.

Ceramic glaze is a vitreous coating applied on the surface of a ceramicsubstrate and has features similar to glass: no fixed chemicalcomposition and no fixed melting point, but a melting temperature range.The ceramic glaze also does not have a fixed crystal structure, and manyof its properties are very similar to solutions. Therefore, it is calleda super-cool solution, which is a complicated mixture. Like other typesof glass, the ceramic glaze contains a large amount of silicon oxide. Ifplenty of other materials are added, the glaze is melted at an expectedtemperature to generate the desired structure and color. As for glazeused for the substrate of electronic products, the glaze-firingtemperature is normally between 600° C. and 900° C.

Taking advantage of the high fluidity and low surface tension of glazeat such a high temperature, the glaze penetrates and fills up pores onthe surface of the ceramic substrate to be coated, thus forming a highlyreliable insulation and protection layer.

The conductive compositions are common thick film materials, which aregenerally single metals of Ag, Pd, Pt, or metal alloys or metal mixturesderived therefrom When the conductive compositions, together withappropriate glass or oxides, are dispersed in an organic vehicle, aconductive paste is formed, which can be applied on the surface of theelement to be coated by means of printing and/or dipping. Through afiring process at a temperature of higher than 500° C., the metal isattached to the surface of the element.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

As for ceramic laminated chip elements with bodies made ofsemiconductors or materials without high insulating resistance, thereare seven conventional methods to solve the problem of fabricating aplating and welding interface layer on the surface of the terminalelectrodes, which are described as follows in terms of fabricatingmethods and characteristics.

The first conventional method is to adjust plating conditions of theplating process, especially changing the form of the plating liquid.With this method, the surface of the ceramic body other than theterminal electrodes does not have a plating and welding interface layer5 to be grown or attached thereon during the plating process of the bodyof an electronic element, and the element structure is shown in FIGS.2A, 2B1, and 2B2. Though the welding interface layers 5 can befabricated through plating in this method, a special plating productionline is required, which is often not compatible with other relevantproducts. In addition to the increase in the investment, the method isdisadvantageous in that the special plating waste water has to betreated with special methods, resulting in unnecessary disturbance tothe manufacturer, and the equipment cost is increased as well.

The second conventional method is to fabricate an insulating coatinglayer 4 on a part of the electronic element that needs to be insulated,after terminal electrodes 3 have already been fabricated. With thismethod, the surface of the ceramic body 1 other than the terminalelectrodes 3 does not have a plating and welding interface layer 5 to begrown or attached during the process of forming the welding interfacelayer 5, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B1. However, the disadvantages ofthis method lie in that, in addition to being limited by the structureof the fabricated terminal electrodes 3, and due to the substantiallyrectangular shape of ceramic laminated-chip type electronic elements,when the process for forming structures in this method is used tofabricate an electronic element, the element must be processed piece bypiece, or surface by surface, resulting in a low fabricating speed andlow yields of mass production. As the yield of the manufacturingequipment is low, a large investment in equipment is required to meetthe manufacturing requirements, so the manufacturing cost is extremelyhigh. In addition, this method cannot be applied for fabricating arraychip type elements in large quantities, as shown in FIGS. 1B, 3A, and3B2. When the insulated coating layer 4 is fabricated in an array-typechip element after the terminal electrodes 3 have already been formed,the parts to be insulated cannot be gradually coated step by step withprocesses and equipment for mass production. If this method is applied,the fabrication process is complicated, and the cost is extremely high.

As for this structure, Japanese Patent Publication Heisei 11-251120describes a glass-insulating coating layer, as shown in FIG. 3. Thismethod calls for performing the removing process at the locations whereglass is not required, which increases the cost and complexity of theprocess. Similarly, this technique cannot be applied for fabricatingarray-chip elements in large quantity.

The third conventional method is similar to the second one. Referring toFIGS. 3A and 3B1 again, this method is to fabricate an insulatingcoating layer 4 on the part of an electronic element that needs to beinsulated after terminal electrodes 3 have already been fabricated.However, the insulating layer is generated with chemical reactions inthis method. By applying an agent that only reacts with the body butdoes not react with the terminal electrode layer, the entire element isdipped in the agent, which chemically reacts with the body, such that alayer of insulating material grows on the part of the surface of thebody on which no electrode layer exists. As chemical reactions areutilized, even as for the array-chip type elements shown in FIGS. 1B,3A, and 3B2, the coating layer also can be fabricated thereon. The mostcommon example is ceramic laminated zinc oxide rheostat, which istreated with agents derived from phosphoric acid, and then the saltcompounds with zinc phosphate as a main part are generated on thesurface of the rheostat. However, the disadvantage of this method liesin that the obtained insulating layer has a rough surface, an uneventhickness, and sometimes has micro-pores on the surface. Through thismethod, the generated rough surface and micro-pores are embedded withsilver from the terminal electrodes and tin from the plating additivesduring the plating process. If customers employ this method and widelyapply it in circuit substrates, impurities such as flux and moisture areabsorbed, which easily results in deterioration and failure of theelements.

The fourth conventional method relates to a coating layer structure of achip element for Panasonic, Japan, as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B1, and 4B2,which is another method of fabricating an insulating layer. In thestructure, a high-temperature sintering at 900° C. or above is mainlyperformed on the glass phase used as a sintering agent in the ceramicbody, such that the glass phase is extruded from the body, and stays onthe surface of the element to form a glass layer. In other words, theglass layer is a part of the body 1. This method is characterized inthat the glass layer is disposed between the terminal electrodes 3 andthe body 1, and includes the exposed surface of the inner electrodes 2,but it does not exist at the joint part of the inner electrodes 2 andthe terminal electrodes 3. The disadvantage of this method lies in thatnot all the ceramic element bodies require glass when being sintered,and when the ceramic elements are sintered, not all elements can extrudeenough glass to cover the entire body. In addition, the glass extrudedto cover the surface is not as flat and smooth as the ceramic glaze.Therefore, similar to the third conventional method, the problem thatthe impurities are embedded and absorbed in the rough surfaces alsooccurs in this method.

The fifth conventional method relates to Taiwan Patent Publication No.447775 of the applicants, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B1, which is aninsulating structure of ceramic laminated-chip type electronic elements,wherein in a laminated-chip type electronic element with semiconductorsor materials without a high-insulation property as the body, a layer ofinsulating material is coated on the surfaces of the body. Theinsulating structure does not exist between the outer ends of the innerelectrodes 2 and the terminal electrodes 3, but exists on the surfacesof both ends of the body 1. This insulating structure is fabricated bycoating an insulating layer on the entire body 1 after the body 1 withthe inner electrodes has already been formed and before the terminalelectrodes 3 are formed. Therefore, the insulating layer exists on allthe interfaces of the terminal electrodes 3 and the body 1, but does notexist between the exposed surface of the inner electrodes 2 and theterminal electrodes 3. This protection layer structure is the same asthat of the fourth conventional method, and it is easily identified asnot being a part of the ceramic body. This method is furthercharacterized in that the coating layer at the joint part of the innerelectrodes 2 and the terminal electrodes needs to be removed throughsand blasting, laser, grinding, etching, etc., such that the innerelectrodes 2 and the terminal electrodes 3 are electrically connected.Therefore, mechanisms or tools for removing the coating layer must bedesigned at the single case design level as for ceramic array-chip typeelectronic elements having terminal electrodes 3 with complicated pins.

The sixth conventional method is a structure of a chip type insulatinglayer and the method of fabricating the same disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos.5,750,264 and 5,866,196. The technical feature of the patents is that ametal film is formed on the surface of an element, and then it isoxidized through appropriate heat treatment to function as anoxide-protection layer. In this fabricating method, no oxide-protectionlayers are ensured to be formed on the surface of the terminalelectrodes 3 in order to facilitate subsequent processes. Thus, thesurface of the terminal electrodes 3 must be masked to prevent the oxidefrom forming thereon, and the masking process is not removed until theoxide-protection layer for the body is formed, so the process iscomplicated, and the cost is high.

Furthermore, the oxide-protection layer obtained with this method is notthick enough, and normally, the thickness is about 5 μm. Therefore, theoxide protection layer is easily abraded and damaged during plating,resulting in the decrease of reliability. If the oxide-protection layeris fabricated to be 5 μm or above in thickness, cracks easily occur,which also results in the decrease of reliability. To solve the problemsdescribed above, the two patents also disclose a method of fabricating aglass-protection layer on the surface of the oxide-protection layer ofthe element. However, with this method, the glass-protection layer mustbe fabricated after the plating process with special chemical solutions,so as to form a two-layered insulation layer.

The seventh conventional method relates to a structure of a chip-typeglass-insulation layer and the method of fabricating the same disclosedin Japanese Patent JP5047513 and JP 6096907, as shown in FIG. 6.However, an element fabricated with this technique has glass formed oilthe entire surface of the element, including the part where the terminalelectrodes 3 are located. Thus, as the glass layer exists between theterminal electrodes 3 and the inner electrodes 2, unexpected impedanceoften occurs, resulting in low concentration of the electrical featuresof the element, and low production yield.

To enhance the electrical concentration, the glass-insulating layer hasto be controlled under a certain thickness, and must not be thicker.Thus, when fabricating the welding interface, as the glass layer is notthick enough, it is easily abraded and damaged, so a special platingprocess must be employed, and so the cost of the plating process isincreased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To solve the problems of conventional ceramic laminated single chip typeand array-chip type electronic elements, the present invention providesan insulating structure of ceramic laminated chip elements and a coatingmethod thereof, wherein semiconductor materials or materials withouthigh-insulating resistance are used as the body of the ceramic laminatedchip element, and then, a layer of ceramic glaze is formed on the bodyof the electronic element before or after the terminal electrodes 3 arefabricated, such that the terminal electrodes 3 of the electronicelement may form a welding interface through a plating process.

The ceramic glaze-coating structure of ceramic laminated chip elementsand the method of forming the same according to the present inventionallows the terminal electrodes 3 of the electronic elements and theplating process to be suitable for any plating line, without requiringadjustment of the plating conditions of the plating process or anyspecial plating line. Also, a large yield of electronic elements can beachieved with very low equipment cost through the operation mode ofbatch coating. In addition, the material for forming the terminalelectrodes is only the common low-cost material, which is one object ofthe present invention.

The ceramic glaze-coating structure of ceramic laminated chip elementsaccording to the present invention is different from the commonelectronic elements in that the insulated coating layer 4 is fabricatedon places to be insulated after the terminal electrodes are completed,such that all of the electronic elements must be processed individually.Thus, solving the problems of slow speed and low yield is another objectof the present invention.

In the ceramic glaze-coating structure of ceramic laminated chipelements according to the present invention, the welding-interface layeris fabricated on the surface of the terminal electrodes 3 through acommon plating process, so the terminal electrode material with specialnoble metals is not required. Thus, the production will not beinfluenced by the price fluctuation of noble metals, which is stillanother object of the present invention.

In the ceramic glaze-coating structure of ceramic laminated chipelements according to the present invention, due to the high fluidityand low surface tension of the glaze at high temperature, the glazepenetrates and fills up the pores on the surface of the body for chipelement, so as to form an insulation and protection layer with highreliability. As ceramic glaze is sintered on the surface at hightemperature, the surface has all characteristics of the ceramic glaze,such as high density, smoothness, abrasion resistance, andhigh-temperature resistance. The common insulating and coating materialsof other conventional techniques are not used herein, such as polymers,compounds derived from zinc phosphate, silicon dioxide, or other oxides,which normally have the surface structure and characteristics ofroughness, porousness, poor high-temperature resistance, and poororganic solvent resistance. As the ceramic glaze-coating structure doesnot have a rough surface, it does not adhere silver from the terminalelectrodes or metals from plating additives due to collision duringplating, and is not influenced by any organic solvent, flux, ormoisture. The most significant difference between the ceramic glazelayer and the polymer-insulating layer lies in that the ceramic glazelayer still remains on the ceramic body even at a temperature of over300° C.

In the ceramic glaze-coating structure of ceramic laminated chipelements according to the present invention, the ceramic glaze on thesurface of the terminal electrodes 3 and that between the terminalelectrodes 3 and the body 1 are removed without requiring the process ofsand blasting, laser, grinding, etching, etc., by a sintering reactionbetween an appropriately selected conductive composition and anappropriately selected glaze. Thus, there are no ceramic glaze layers onthe surface of the region for the terminal electrodes 3 or between theregion for the terminal electrodes 3 and the body 1, so the innerelectrodes 2 and the terminal electrodes 3 are electrically connected.Therefore, in the ceramic laminated chip electronic elements of thepresent invention, regardless of the number or position of terminalelectrodes 3, the structure wherein the ceramic body other than theregion of the terminal electrodes has the ceramic glaze layer can beachieved without extra removing processes or tools. Furthermore, sincethere are no ceramic glaze layers on the surface of the region for theterminal electrodes 3 or between the region for the terminal electrodes3 and the body 1, the inner electrodes 2 and the terminal electrodes 3are well-connected with each other electrically; thus, the thickness ofthe ceramic glaze-coating structure is easily increased, and theabrasion and damage during the plating process is reduced, so as to bein accordance with the normal plating process, which is a majorcharacteristic of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a schematic plan view of a conventional ceramic laminatedsingle-chip type electronic element;

FIG. 1B is a schematic plan view of a conventional ceramic laminatedarray-chip type electronic element;

FIG. 2A is a sectional view of the conventional ceramic laminatedsingle-chip type and array-chip type electronic elements shown in FIGS.1A and 1B taken along the section line A-A;

FIG. 2B1 is a sectional view of the conventional ceramic laminatedsingle-chip type electronic element shown in FIG. 1A taken along thesection line B-B;

FIG. 2B2 is a sectional view of the conventional ceramic laminatedarray-chip type electronic element shown in FIG. 1B taken along thesection line B-B;

FIG. 3A is a sectional view of the conventional ceramic laminatedsingle-chip type electronic element according to another embodimentshown in FIG. 1A taken along the section line A-A;

FIG. 3B1 is a sectional view of the conventional ceramic laminatedsingle-chip type electronic element according to another embodimentshown in FIG. 1A taken along the section line B-B;

FIG. 3B2 is a sectional view of the conventional ceramic laminatedarray-chip type electronic element according to another embodiment shownin FIG. 1B taken along the section line B-B;

FIG. 3C is a sectional structural view of the conventional ceramiclaminated single-chip type electronic element according to anotherembodiment shown in FIG. 1A taken along the section line A-A;

FIG. 4A is a sectional structural view of the conventional ceramiclaminated single-chip type electronic element according to anotherembodiment shown in FIG. 1A taken along the section line A-A, and asectional view of the conventional ceramic laminated array-chip typeelectronic element according to another embodiment shown in FIG. 1Btaken along the section line A-A;

FIG. 4B1 is a sectional view of the conventional ceramic laminatedsingle-chip type electronic element according to another embodimentshown in FIG. 1A taken along the section line B-B;

FIG. 4B2 is a sectional view of the conventional ceramic laminatedarray-chip type electronic element according to another embodiment shownin FIG. 1B taken along the section line B-B;

FIG. 5A is a sectional view of the ceramic laminated chip element ofTaiwan Patent Publication No. 447775 of the applicant according toanother embodiment shown in FIG. 1A taken along the section line A-A;

FIG. 5B1 is a sectional view of the ceramic laminated chip element inFIG. 7B1 of Taiwan Patent Publication No. 447775 of the applicantaccording to another embodiment shown in FIG. 1A taken along the sectionline 13-B;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the conventional ceramic laminatedsingle-chip type electronic element according to another embodimentshown in FIG. 1A taken along the section line A-A;

FIG. 7A is a longitudinal sectional view of the single-chip typeelectronic element according to another embodiment of the presentinvention shown in FIG. 1A taken along the section line A-A;

FIG. 7B1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the array-chip typeelectronic element according to another embodiment of the presentinvention shown in FIG. 1B taken along the section line A-A;

FIG. 7B2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the array-chip typeelectronic element according to another embodiment of the presentinvention shown in FIG. 1B taken along the section line B-B; and

FIGS. 5A-5C are flow charts of the fabricating method according to threeembodiments of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention provides ceramic laminated single-chip type andarray-chip type electronic elements having bodies made of semiconductormaterials or materials without high-insulating resistance in order toprovide a solution to the above-mentioned problems.

As for the ceramic glaze-coating stricture of ceramic laminated chipelements of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B1, and 7B2, alayer of ceramic glaze is applied to the body 1 of the ceramic laminatedchip element, wherein the body 1 is made of semi-conductive ceramicmaterial or ceramic material without high-insulating resistance. Aplurality of terminal electrodes 3 outside the body 1 is electricallyconnected with a plurality of inner electrodes 2 inside the body 1, anda plurality of welding interface layers 5 with a desirable weldingproperly is disposed outside the terminal electrodes 3.

The method according to a first embodiment of the present invention isas shown in FIG. 8A. A step of coating the body with a ceramic glaze isadded after completing the step of forming the structure of theelectronic element body with the material body 1 and the plurality ofinner electrodes 2, and before the step of forming the structure of theplurality of terminal electrodes 3. This coating step is used to applythe ceramic glaze to all the surfaces of the entire element, no matterwhether the structure of terminal electrodes 3 is completely orpartially formed on the surface. Then, after the high-temperaturesintering of the terminal electrodes 3, a plating process that is thesame as the process for normal electronic elements is applied to formthe terminal electrodes 3 having a plurality of welding interface layers5 with a desirable welding property.

The method according to a second embodiment of the present invention isas shown in FIG. 5B. A step of coating the body with a ceramic glaze isadded after completing the step of forming the structure of theelectronic element body having the material body 1 and the plurality ofinner electrodes 2, and after completing the step of forming thestructure of the plurality of terminal electrodes 3. This coating stepis used to apply the ceramic glaze to all the surfaces of the entireelement, no matter whether the structure of terminal electrodes 3 iscompletely or partially formed on the surface. Then, after thehigh-temperature sintering of the terminal electrodes 3, a platingprocess that is the same as the process for normal electronic elementsis applied to form the terminal electrodes 3 having a plurality ofwelding interface layers 5 with a desirable welding property.

The method according to a third embodiment of the present invention isas shown in FIG. 8C. After completing the step of forming the structureof the electronic element body with the material body 1 and theplurality of inner electrodes 2, a step of forming the structure of aplurality of terminal electrodes is performed before and after coatingthe body with the ceramic glaze. This coating step is used to apply theceramic glaze to all the surfaces of the entire element, no matterwhether the structure of the terminal electrodes 3 is completely orpartially formed on the surface. Then, after the high-temperaturesintering of the terminal electrodes 3, a plating process that is thesame as the process for normal electronic elements is applied to formthe terminal electrodes 3 having a plurality of welding interface layers5 with a desirable welding property.

The present invention has at least the following efficacies.

1. The process for forming the ceramic glaze-coating structure ofceramic laminated single chip type and array-chip type electronicelements according to the present invention can be performed in batchmode, which achieves a large yield of elements with relatively lowequipment cost, thus reducing the manufacturing cost of the elements.

2. As there is an insulating structure, terminal electrodes made ofspecial materials are not required, and as there is a stricture of theceramic glaze layer, various limitations on the fabrication of thewelding-interface layers can be eliminated.

3. Due to the co-firing reaction of sintering and firing of the terminalelectrodes and the ceramic glaze respectively, the ceramic glaze on thesurface of the terminal electrodes, and that between the terminalelectrodes and the ceramic body are absorbed by the terminal electrodes,which are not required to be removed through sand blasting, laser,grinding, etching, etc. Therefore, with the ceramic laminated chipelements of the present invention, no additional removing processes andtools are required regardless of the number and position of the terminalelectrodes, so the ceramic glaze-coating structure can be adapted to beused in ceramic laminated electronic elements with an unlimited numberof terminal electrodes at various positions.

4. After the ceramic glaze is sintered, its surface is relativelysmooth, such that the surface of the ceramic glaze-coating layer is notembedded with any impurity, and as the ceramic glaze-coating layer is ahigh-density vitreous inorganic coating layer, it is resistant toorganic solvents, moisture, vapor, flux, and a high temperature over300° C.

5. The present invention is mainly directed to ceramic laminated chipelements having bodies made of semiconductive ceramic material orceramic material without high-insulating resistance. The insulatingstructure not only eliminates limitations on the plating and weldinginterface layers of the terminal electrodes, but also provides a firmprotection layer outside the body of the electronic element, therebysignificantly enhancing the reliability of the electronic elements.

To sum up, the ceramic glaze-coating structure of ceramic laminated chipelements of the present invention indeed solves the limitation problemon the plating and welding interface layers for ceramic laminated chipelements with bodies made of semi-conductive ceramic material or ceramicmaterial without high-insulating resistance, thereby improving thereliability of the elements. This structure is different from that ofthe conventional art, and the ceramic glaze has never been used tofabricate a ceramic laminated chip element with the same structure. Asknown by those skilled in the field of ceramic laminated single-chiptype or array-chip type electronic elements, modifications withoutdeparting from the spirit of the present invention shall fall within thescope of the present invention.

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 5. A method offorming a ceramic glaze coating of a ceramic laminated chip element,comprising the following steps: selecting an appropriate conductivecomposition; selecting an appropriate first glaze; and conducting asintering reaction using the conductive composition with the first glazeto selectively remove a ceramic glaze on any part of the chip element.6. The method of forming a ceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 5,wherein the sintering reaction is used to remove the ceramic glaze onthe plurality of terminal electrodes.
 7. The method of forming a ceramicglaze coating as claimed in claim 5, wherein the sintering reaction isused to remove the ceramic glaze between the plurality of terminalelectrodes and the body.
 8. The method of forming a ceramic glazecoating as claimed in claim 5, wherein component elements for the firstglaze or the ceramic glaze comprise at least B and Si.
 9. The method offorming a ceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 5, wherein asintering temperature of the first glaze or the ceramic glaze is between400° C. and 900° C.
 10. The method of forming a ceramic glaze coating asclaimed in claim 5, wherein the sintering reaction between the firstglaze or the ceramic glaze and the terminal electrodes is at atemperature of between 400° C. and 900° C.
 11. A method of forming aceramic glaze coating of a ceramic laminated chip element, comprisingthe following steps: forming an electronic element body with a materialbody and inner electrodes; applying a ceramic glaze to the electronicelement body; forming a plurality of terminal electrodes on theelectronic element body coated with the ceramic glaze; conducting asintering reaction using a conductive composition with a first glaze toselectively remove the ceramic glaze on the chip element; and forming aplurality of welding interface layers on the terminal electrodesrespectively.
 12. The method of forming a ceramic glaze coating asclaimed in claim 11, wherein the sintering reaction is used to removethe ceramic glaze on the plurality of terminal electrodes.
 13. Themethod of forming a ceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 11,wherein the sintering reaction is used to remove the ceramic glazebetween the plurality of terminal electrodes and the body.
 14. Themethod of forming a ceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 11,wherein component elements for the first glaze or the ceramic glazecomprise at least B and Si.
 15. The method of forming a ceramic glazecoating as claimed in claim 11, wherein a sintering temperature for thefirst glaze or the ceramic glaze is between 400° C. and 900° C.
 16. Themethod of forming a ceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 11,wherein the sintering reaction between the first glaze or the ceramicglaze and the terminal electrodes is at a temperature of between 400° C.and 900° C.
 17. A method of forming a ceramic glaze coating of a ceramiclaminated chip element, comprising the following steps: forming anelectronic element body with a material body and inner electrodes;forming a plurality of terminal electrodes on the electronic elementbody; applying a ceramic glaze to the electronic element body having theplurality of terminal electrodes; conducting a sintering reaction usinga conductive composition with a first glaze to selectively remove theceramic glaze on the chip element; and forming a plurality of weldinginterface layers on the terminal electrodes respectively.
 18. The methodof forming a ceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 17, wherein thesintering reaction is used to remove the ceramic glaze on the pluralityof terminal electrodes.
 19. The method of forming a ceramic glazecoating as claimed in claim 17, wherein the sintering reaction is usedto remove the ceramic glaze between the plurality of terminal electrodesand the body.
 20. The method of forming a ceramic glaze coating asclaimed in claim 17, wherein component elements of the first glaze orthe ceramic glaze comprise at least B and Si.
 21. The method of forminga ceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 17, wherein a sinteringtemperature for the first glaze or the ceramic glaze is between 400° C.and 900° C.
 22. The method of forming a ceramic glaze coating as claimedin claim 17, wherein the sintering reaction between the first glaze orthe ceramic glaze and the terminal electrodes is between 400° C. and900° C.
 23. A method of forming a ceramic glaze coating of a ceramiclaminated chip element, comprising the following steps: forming anelectronic element body having a material body and inner electrodes;coating the electronic element body with a first ceramic glaze; forminga plurality of terminal electrodes on the electronic element body coatedwith the ceramic glaze; coating the electronic element body with asecond ceramic glaze; using a sintering reaction between a conductivecomposition and a first glaze to selectively remove the first and secondceramic glazes on the chip element; and forming a plurality ofwelding-interface layers on the terminal electrodes respectively. 24.The method of forming a ceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 23,wherein the sintering reaction is used to remove the ceramic glaze onthe plurality of terminal electrodes.
 25. The method of forming aceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 23, wherein the sinteringreaction is used to remove the ceramic glaze between the plurality ofterminal electrodes and the body.
 26. The method of forming a ceramicglaze coating as claimed in claim 23, wherein component elements of thefirst glaze or the ceramic glaze comprise at least B and Si.
 27. Themethod of forming a ceramic glaze coating as claimed in claim 23,wherein a sintering temperature for the first glaze or the ceramic glazeis between 400° C. and 900° C.
 28. The method of forming a ceramic glazecoating as claimed in claim 23, wherein the sintering reaction betweenthe first glaze or the ceramic glaze and the terminal electrodes is at atemperature of between 400° C. and 900° C.